Upcoming Poetry Events - Uplift Poetry
Upcoming Poetry Events
Open mics, poetry slams, book launches, workshops, festivals and more!
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Queensland
Event highlights:
- 24 June, 4.30pm at QUT Gardens Point - QUT Literary Salon
- 25 June, 6pm at UQ St Lucia - Jacaranda Journal: Breaching Boundaries Launch
- 25 June, 6.30pm at Books@Stones - Poets@Stones feat. Kim Kenyon, D. Frederick Thomas & Svetlana Sterlin
- 7 July, 6pm at the Cave Inn - Echoes from the Cave Inn
- 23 July, 6pm at echo & bounce - SpeakEasy Poetry Open Mic | Vol.5
Even more poetry events:
- Alternator Poetry - last Thursday of the month at Dust Temple, Gold Coast
- Black Ink - ‘Magandjin based open mic centering black artists and providing a safe space for BIPOC artists’
- Calanthe Collective - monthly poetry events at Tamborine Mountain
Online & Australia-Wide
Event highlights:
- 30 June, 10am BST on Zoom - Writing & Editing Prize-winning Sonnets with Hannah Lowe
- 6 July, 10am BST on Zoom - Activating the White Space, Absences & Silence, Poetry Masterclass with Philip Gross
- 12 July (+ more dates), 3pm AEST - Online Poetry Feedback Workshops with Jake Dennis (Poetry Lovers Perth)_
Even more poetry events:
- Australian Poetry Slam - nation-wide slam poetry program running heats from June-Sept each year
- Red Room Poetry - online and in-person events throughout the year
Victoria
Event highlights:
- 28 June, 1.30pm at Ivanhoe Library and Cultural Hub - Rising Voices Workshop: Self Publishing for Poets + make a poetry zine
- 16-19 July - Q-Lit Festival: Queer Nostalgia
- 24 Sept, 6.30pm at Preston Library - Poetry Writing for Beginners
Even more poetry events:
- Ballarat Spoken Word (Facebook group) - events on the second Sunday of the month at The Crypt, Ballarat
ACT
Event highlights:
- 29 June, 6.30pm at Smith’s Alternative - That Poetry Thing feat. Irfan Master and Ed Southorn
Even more poetry events:
- Canberra Poetry Slam - monthly poetry slam events at Verity Lane Market
NSW
Event highlights:
- 25 June, 6.30pm at Side Door Theatre, Wollongong - Enough Said Poetry Slam ft. Dan Hogan & AJ
Even more poetry events:
- Bankstown Poetry Slam - spoken word poetry on the last Tuesday of the month at Bankstown Arts Centre
Northern Territory
Event highlights:
- 28 June, 1pm at Saltwater @ Bundilla - Wild Words
- 15 July - 14 Sept - NT Poetry Slam Hits the Highway
South Australia
Event highlights:
- 5 July, 13.30pm at Woodcroft Library, Morphett Vale - Try Your First Poetry Slam Workshop (Firstival 2026)
Western Australia
Event highlights:
- 25 June (+ more dates), 6pm at Victoria Park Library - Victoria Park Poetry Circle